San Jose State coach Dick Tomey isn’t in a hurry to name a starting quarterback. He’s content to let the competition between senior Kyle Reed and junior Jordan La Secla carry into the Sept. 5 opener at USC, and maybe beyond.

“It’s a great feeling knowing that we have a good chance to win with two guys,” Tomey said. “We’re going to go into the SC game with two guys.”

Tomey believes it’s impossible to make an informed decision on a quarterback based on solely on what happens on the practice field. Reed, the heralded Cal transfer who was the Spartans’ starter most of last season, and La Secla shared time with the first unit in Thursday’s 100-play scrimmage.

Le Secla completed 6 of 11 passes, but also had several dropped. Reed was 10 of 11 with two touchdowns.

“We need some real evidence, and that doesn’t come in practice,” Tomey said. “We just don’t scrimmage enough. It’s going to take some game action, and that means it could take several games. By the time we get into conference play, we need to know who our guy is.”

SJSU still has not yet heard from the NCAA about the petitions of running back Patrick Perry and tight end Terrance Williams for an extra year of eligibility. Tomey believes both will receive a sixth year.

“The rule was written for players like them who lost time due to injuries,” Tomey said.

Perry scrimmaged with the first unit Thursday, along with sophomore Brandon Rutley.

Williams suffered a lower left leg injury during the scrimmage and hobbled off the field with the help of trainers. Tomey said Saturday that the senior’s status is unclear.

One sign of the overall talent upgrade on the SJSU is roster is how Tomey isn’t expecting a large number of freshmen to get playing time this season. In Tomey’s first four seasons, 31 freshmen fresh to campus played — usually out of necessity.

“We’ve got some newcomers who can make an impact, but there’s not too many,” he said. “And that’s the way it should be as your program grows. You should be relying less on your true freshmen.”

The Spartans might face 18-year-old freshman quarterback Matt Barkley in the opener. Expected starter Aaron Corp’s status is uncertain after he suffered a knee injury last week. The other quarterback in the mix is junior Mitch Mustain, a transfer from Arkansas. But Tomey said he isn’t paying attention.

“We’ve got enough problems of our own with stuff like trying to make a field goal,” he said.

That is a concern because three aspiring kickers combined to convert only 1 of 8 kicks in the scrimmage.

Backup safety Jay Atkins has been lost for the season after suffering a knee injury in practice on Wednesday.

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